What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant ...
Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...
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New ‘Supergiant’ Isopod Species Weighs Over 2 Pounds and Is Named After Darth VaderA new isopod species has been discovered in a lab in Singapore, and it is massive, at least relative to other giant isopods.
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New supergiant 'Darth Vader' sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it's absolutely massiveThe giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." ...
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Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in VietnamA marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat from trawling due to its popularity in Vietnamese restaurants ...
Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...
A purchase at an urban Vietnamese fish market turned out to be a whole new species of giant isopod –with a bit of a dark side ...
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